I have found that there are reasons that pain can actually be a blessing.  Sometimes, it is in disguise.  That is when the passage of time has shown the good that happened as a result of the pain.  At other times, pain is the only indicator of something being wrong.  Or the source of that pain may only be understood after the fact.  But there it was, to warn of impending peril.

Pain is essentially a warning.  How we interpret it determines our initial reaction, but only time will tell whether we were right or wrong in our judgment.  Pain comes to us for a reason.  It tells us something.  Sometimes it is the only way a person can find out what is physically wrong.  Whether we understood the message or not, it becomes clear in the end.    

When a person tries to understand the reason for physical or emotional pain in one’s own life, we may need help to see any good coming from it.  But usually, in time, if one is willing, an answer can be found.

Now this is not to say that all pain necessarily has something good or helpful attached to it.  On the contrary, pain caused by hate or discrimination is never right or good.  Whether physical or emotional, pain that is caused by another person’s antipathy is heinous.  Hatred can never be condoned.

A helpful result that can come from pain is what it teaches us.  When we experience it in any way, it can be good to reflect on what we have learned from the experience.

Perhaps one can think of each pain that comes to us as a puzzle to be solved.  But remembering that it is possible for pain to be a blessing, can help us through some difficult times in our lives.  And that is a good thing to remember.